-
ECtHR: Montenegrin Civil Immunity Rule Violates Rights
October 25, 2016
Basing its interpretation of international law on the provisions of a 2004 treaty neither the US nor Montenegro has ratified, the European Court of Human Rights has held that the refusal by Montegrin courts to permit former employees of the US Embassy in the country to sue the US for civil damages over their dismissal violated their human rights.
-
NGO Analyzes Importance of EU Financial Services Access
October 25, 2016
A report from think tank Open Europe that reviews the weight the UK should give to each aspect of the EU's financial services "passport" in its negotiations with the bloc over a post-Brexit trade and investment agreement places greater emphasis on the maintenance of ties in the banking sector than on links in the asset management and insurance industries.
-
EU's Cheese Demands Reveal Trade Deal Complications
October 24, 2016
A new report warning of the significant costs related to the EU's proposal that its Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the US extend the protection of "geographic indications" on food products to cheeses such as feta and parmesan indicates the bloc's difficulty in navigating the competing interests of its 28 member states in complex trade negotiations.
-
EU Pressures Eastern Partnership on Climate Action
October 24, 2016
At their first formal ministerial meeting on environmental issues, officials from the EU and the bloc's Eastern Partnership countries adopted a declaration pledging cooperation on climate change and sustainable development and calling on Eastern Partnership countries to develop a regional "action plan" on furthering environmentally friendly policies.
-
EU Reports on Progress Toward "Security Union"
October 24, 2016
The European Commission's first monthly report on progress toward the establishment of a "Security Union" to combat terrorism across the EU focuses on efforts by EU institutions and member states to push through reforms on border security, firearms restrictions, passenger name records, and other items on the Commission's security agenda.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies